Richard Steven Horvitz

Richard Steven Horvitz (born July 29, 1966) is an American actor and comedian, best known for his voice work in animation and video games. His voice credits include the original Alpha 5 on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo, Razputin in Psychonauts, Kaos in Skylanders, Billy and his father Harold in Grim & Evil and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Grey Matter in Ben 10, Rodney in Squirrel Boy, Daggett in The Angry Beavers, Zim in Invader Zim, Orthopox in Destroy All Humans!, the Zoni in Ratchet & Clank, Bumble in Kinectimals, the Space Weaver in Broken Age, Kanchomé in Zatch Bell!, and Moxxie in Helluva Boss.
Early life
Horvitz was born on July 29, 1966, in Los Angeles, California. His older brother, Louis J. Horvitz, is a television director and producer.
Career
Voice acting
Horvitz first appeared in a 1976 Freshen Up gum commercial, which led to other commercial appearances and several hand modeling jobs. After a brief stint in an off-Broadway production of Oliver! he went on to make appearances on television series such as Kids Incorporated and Safe at Home, and films such as Summer School, How I Got into College, and Deadly Weapon. From 1988 to 1991, he starred as Howie for two seasons in the syndicated television sitcom The Munsters Today.
Starting in 1993, Horvitz changed the focus of his career to voice acting, starting with the voices of Alpha 5 and Alpha 4 in the live-action series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. From there, he had several other voice roles in such animated series as The Angry Beavers (as Daggett), Invader Zim (as Zim), Kim Possible, Dave the Barbarian (as Ned Frischman), Zatch Bell! (as Kanchomé), The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (as Billy and his father Harold), Ben 10 (as Grey Matter), Squirrel Boy (as Rodney), and Shorty McShorts' Shorts (as Dudley). He also co-wrote the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy episode "Keeper of the Reaper" alongside his wife Kristen Lazarian.
After his stint as Alpha 5 ended, Horvitz went on to voice a few monsters in other Power Rangers series and was also the voice of Alpha 7 in the Power Rangers Wild Force episode "Forever Red". He voiced the main characters of Raz in the Psychonauts series and Orthopox in the Destroy All Humans! series. He has also voiced various NPCs in EverQuest II, the Berserker Darklings in The Darkness, Bumble in Kinectimals, and Kaos in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure.
Horvitz voiced "Green Grapes" in the Fruit of the Loom commercials and has acted on stage, including in Jeffrey Hatcher's Mrs. Mannerly.
Horvitz also voiced Moxxie and served as voice director in the adult animated web series Helluva Boss. He played the roles of Alpha 8 and Alpha 9 in the Netflix special Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always, which celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Power Rangers franchise.
Comedy
In 2001, Horvitz was in the sketch comedy group The MoHos with Fred Willard, created by Fred’s wife Mary Lovell. He and Fred would sometimes perform on various talk shows including Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Horvitz also appeared in an episode of Saturday Night Live in the short segment "Bear City" and briefly appeared on Tosh.0.
Personal life
Horvitz married playwright and screenwriter Kristen Lazarian on February 9, 1996. They currently live in Los Angeles and have three sons together.
Filmography
Live-action
Babylon 5 – Mark
Cats & Dogs – Puppy at Barn (voice, uncredited)
Crazy, Stupid, Love – Hardware Store Assistant
Fruit of the Loom Commercials – Green Grapes
Head of the Class – Oswald Bletch
I Know That Voice – Himself
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Zeo/Turbo – Alpha 5 (voice, credited as Richard Wood)
Power Rangers in Space – Datascammer (voice)
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue – Smogger (voice)
Power Rangers Time Force – Mantamobile (voice)
Power Rangers Wild Force – Alpha 7 (voice)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch – Additional Voices
Safe at Home – Gary Van Sickle
Summer School – Alan "Eaker" Eakian
That's So Raven – Teddy
The Chimp Channel – Timmy Briar (voice)
The Informant! – Mark Whitacre's Attorney
The Munsters Today – Howie Buchanan
Tosh.0 – Fred Willard Fan
VR Troopers – Minotaurbot (2nd voice)
Working – Craig, Elevator Passenger
You Can't Take It with You – Leo
Films
Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure – Billy, Harold
Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen – Billy, Harold
Crazy, Stupid, Love – Hardware Store Assistant
EuroTrip – ADR Performer
From Up on Poppy Hill – Additional Voices
Hop – Additional Voices
Deadly Weapon – Lester
How I Got into College – Young Enterpriser
How the Grinch Stole Christmas – Grinch's Answering Machine (voice, uncredited)
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus – Zim
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return – Munchkin Suitor
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always – Alpha 9 / Alpha 8 (voice)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie – Alpha 5 (voice)
Mulan (1998) – Chinese Soldier / Zhencha (Scout Hun)
Osmosis Jones – Male Red Blood Cell
Race to Space – Keith
Sabrina Goes to Rome – Stonehenge
Saving Santa – Orange Haired Elf, Chestnut
Seal Team – Snap (as Rich Horvitz)
Shaolin Soccer – Cheating Team Captain
Shrek – Farquaad Guards
Snow Dogs – Scooper (dream sequence)
Son of the Mask – Masked Otis (voice, shared role with Bill Farmer)
Storm – Danny
The Adventures of Galgameth – Kinch
The Angry Birds Movie 2 – Additional Voices
The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Frollo's Soldiers
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run – Additional Voices
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie – Alpha 5
Animation
As Told by Ginger – Mitchey Mickelberg
Ben 10 – Grey Matter, Sublimino, Lepidopterran Prisoner, Arnold
Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures – Scott
Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer – Yucky
Bunnicula – Lugosi (as Rich Horvitz)
CatDog - Klaus
Camp Camp – Xemüg (as Rico Bonet)
Chippy Squirrel – Chippy the Squirrel
Codename: Kids Next Door – Crayon Boy
Danger Rangers - Worley the Weasel
Dave the Barbarian – Ned Frischman
Dead Meat – Malockawokka
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera – Dr. Chipotle Sr., Diego, Dr. Chipotle Jr.
Elena of Avalor – Ocho (as Rich Horvitz)
Finley the Fire Engine – Dex (U.S. version)
Fish Hooks – Ninja
Grim & Evil - Billy, Harold
Helluva Boss – Moxxie, Eddie, Crimson, Additional Voices
Invader Zim – Zim, Additional Voices
Johnny Bravo – Ticket Taker, Bag Boy, Dr. Pencilneck, Guard
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil – Mouth
KIDSCITY: The Village Dome of Kids – Jack Spyro Lloyd, Additional Voices
Kim Possible – Aviarius
Mad – Flop-Flips Announcer, Surgeon
Mixels – Mixadel, Scrud, Splasho, Mixie Cat, Skulzy (Uncredited)
Mighty Magiswords – various
Mqueen Zoom – Professor Shortbody
New Looney Tunes – Impkin the Pumpkin King
Poochini's Yard – Additional Voices
Power Players – Additional Voices
Rocko's Modern Life – Additional Voices
Rugrats – Various Teenage Characters
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure – Jorn, various
Serta Commercials – Additional Voices
Shorty McShorts' Shorts – Dudley, Guard
Skylanders Academy – Kaos
Squirrel Boy – Rodney J. Squirrel
Static Shock – Jimmy Osgood
Teen Titans Go! – Additional Voices
The Angry Beavers – Daggett Beaver
The Bite-Sized Adventures of Sam Sandwich – Big Cheese, Fryborg, Salty Pup
The Buzz on Maggie – Additional Voices
The Cat&Birdy Warneroonie PinkyBrainy Big Cartoonie Show – Kirby (season 2)
The Fairly OddParents – Bird
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy – Billy, Harold, Additional Voices
The Legend of Prince Valiant – Additional Voices
The Loud House – Chaz, Joey, Rodney Spokes
The Mammal Team – Nutbite
Underfist: Halloween Bash – Billy, Harold
Wonder Quest – Lacky
Anime
Dragon Ball Super – Dr. Rota (as Rico Bonet; English dub)
Duel Masters – Fritz (English dub)
Howl's Moving Castle – Additional Voices (English dub)
Pom Poko – Additional Voices (English dub)
The Wind Rises – Additional Voices (English dub)
Zatch Bell! – Kanchome, Additional Voices (English dub)
Video games
Ape Escape: On the Loose – Spike, Child (US version)
Broken Age – Walt'r, The Space Weaver
Brütal Legend – Kabbage Boy Guitarist, Jack the Lift-Op, Additional Voices
Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL - Billy
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time – Lani-Loli
Crash of the Titans – Brat Girl, Koo-Ala, Doom-Monkey
Destroy All Humans! (2005) – Orthopox 13, Suburban Crazy
Destroy All Humans! 2 – Orthopox 13 / Holopox
Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon – Holopox (Orthopox 13), Orthopox 14
Destroy All Humans! (2020) - Orthopox 13
Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed (2022) - Orthopox 13 / Holopox
Dragon Ball Legends – Chilled (English version)
EverQuest II – Geredo, Guard Tanglor, Shawdowman, Skeleton, Snorgle Filthwallow, Gerbard the Snitch, Cog Burn, Ogobre, Jubbs Tagglefoot, Gubbo Chaley, Farmer Walcott, Turtle
Jurassic Park: Dinosaur Battles – Gabriel (as Rich Horvitz)
League of Legends - Ziggs
Kinectimals – Bumble
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – PMC Soldiers (English version)
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl - Zim (voiceover added in the June 2022 update)
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Zim, Daggett "Dag" Beaver
Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots – Zim (Nintendo DS version only)
Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis - Zim
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway - Zim
Nicktoons MLB – Zim
Nicktoons Nitro – Zim
Nickelodeon Party Blast – Zim
Nicktoons Racing – Daggett "Dag" Beaver
PlayStation Move Heroes – Lunk, Zoni
Prototype 2 – Additional Voices
Psychonauts – Razputin "Raz" Aquato
Psychonauts 2 – Razputin "Raz" Aquato
Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin – Razputin "Raz" Aquato
Ratchet & Clank series – The Zoni, Stuart Zurgo, Tharpods, Additional Voices
Red Ninja: End of Honor - Additional Voice (English version)
Resistance: Fall of Man – Slipskull
Rise of the Argonauts – Sinon
Skylanders: Giants – Kaos
Skylanders: Imaginators – Kaos
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure – Kaos
Skylanders: SuperChargers – Kaos
Skylanders: Swap Force – Kaos
Skylanders: Trap Team – Kaos
SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom – Zim
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor - Turgle
The Darkness – Berserker Darkling
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy – Billy, Harold
WildStar – Creature
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth - Joma, Patch
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria – Fel Imp, Saboteur Kip'tilak, Kaz'tik the Manipulator
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor – Additional Voices
Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles – Kanchome (English version)
Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury – Kanchome (English version)
Audiobooks
Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant – Skipper Matthews
Theme park attractions
Tower of Terror (Tokyo DisneySea) - Shiriki Utundu
Awards and nominations
Nominated – Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production for Invader Zim – 2001
Nominated – Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production for Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus'' – 2020
Notes
References
External links
1966 births
Living people
20th-century American comedians
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American comedians
21st-century American male actors
American male comedians
American male television actors
American male video game actors
American male voice actors
American people of Russian descent
American people of Czech descent
Cartoon Network people
Male actors from Los Angeles
Nickelodeon people